Recycling
Israel needs a strategy to cut plastics industry's carbon footprint - opinion
The carbon footprint of Israel’s plastics industry includes around 500 manufacturers and exports approximately $2.6 billion annually.
The trash of Jerusalem: Who sorts the garbage of Israel's capital?
Building a circular economy: What Israel can learn from the US West Coast - opinion
From the drawer to the store: A move that will transform Israel's jewelry industry
This week in Jerusalem: A hope and a prayer
A weekly round-up of city affairs.
Human hair recycled in Belgium to protect the environment
The Hair Recycle project feeds locks and tresses into a machine that turns them into matted squares that can be used to absorb oil and other hydrocarbons.
Jerusalem Council Member Yovav Tzur praises launch of citywide recycling
It took an intense legal battle with the Environmental Protection Ministry to get the Municipality of Jerusalem to implement citywide recycling bins.
TripleW makes sustainable plastic even more sustainable
TripleW has developed an innovative method of producing lactic acid — a fundamental building block in the production of the more-sustainable plastic PLA — out of discarded food scraps.
Recycled glass was used in floors of ancient Greek luxury villa
The seven glass samples from the House of Charidemos show a composition quite typical of the late Antiquity soda-lime-silica glass, six of which likely included decolored recycled glass.
WeFill reduces its customers’ plastic usage while stocking their pantries
The company’s unique approach to packaging is the cornerstone behind its mission to reduce consumers’ monthly plastic waste
Recycling reform is just not good enough - opinion
The deposit program needs to be further expanded to include all recyclable product containers, and the deposit will only be effective if in-store collection is administered properly.
Shufersal to introduce a fleet of reverse vending machines amid recycling crisis
Following a shortage of deposit stations for recyclables, the Asofta corporation is partnering with Shufersal to make bottle recycling more accessible.
This week in Jerusalem: Save the girls
Your weekly round-up of city affairs.
Israeli compostable packaging co TIPA raises $70m
Plastic packaging is a growing worldwide problem, with plastic pollution weighing on the environment and the sea and harming the health of mankind and animals.
